Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-12
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The News OF the Day Pointedly Para
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Tho News OF the Day Politically Para
graphed for Hasty Readers.
FIVE cases were disposed of in Police
Court yesterday morning.
THREE deeds of trust were admitted to
record il Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
THE Board of Public Works advertises
for bids for setting new and resetting OLD
curbing.
A HOP will be given at Arbenz's Hall
this evening by the Mystic Crew, we'll
known South Side organization. A pleas
ant time is anticipated.
THE Board of County Commissioners will
meet to-day to receive the report of the
engineers respecting the Poor House farm
survey.
THE sale of the st. James Hotel effects
was continued yesterday, and articles of
all kinds sold at very reasonable prices.
The sale will continue to-day.
QUITE a number of lovers of Horticulture
went over to Theodore Schreiber's green
houses, yesterday, and saw the display of
beautiful Azlleas which are now in bloom.
In Part One of the Circuit Court, yester-
day, Judge Boyd, in the case OF W. j. w.
Cowden vs. p. l.. Kimberly, Judgment was
rendered in favor OF the plaintiff for the
sum of S2l3.79.
THE Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners adyertises for proposals for a new
hook and ladder truck, two BabcOck fire
extinguishers attached and a sixty-fiye-foOt
extension ladder.
THE public sale of the Grant House
property, corner of Main and Tenth streets,
has been adjourned until Monday, May 10,
at 10 o'clock a. m. The highest bid re-
ceived yesterday was Sl4, 500.
THE Ladies Quartette Club will sing at
Steubenville, Friday evening, May Goth.
This will give those who go up on the
Sherley excursion chance to hear the
ladies and doubtless many will take advan
tango of the trip.
THE stockholders of the Overland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company will hold an
adjourned meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce, this evening at 1870 o'clock.
All those who have paid for telephones are
stockholders, and full attendance is re-
quested.
JAMES Cook, an Ohio River railroad
man, for whom q warrant was sworn out
last week for allowing trains TO stand on
the wharf, thus obstructing travel, appear
ed in Police Court yesterday morning and
confessed. He was assessed a fine Of $40
and costs.
4 MEETING in the interest Of Social Pu-
rity and White Cross Work will be held
this afternoon at > o'clock, in the veStry
of the First Presbyterian Church, to which
all ladies are invited, especially mothers.
Mrs johnson, State President of the w.
c. T. L., will be present and aid with
some practical suggestions in this line of
work.
THE following patents, granted to West
Virgiuians for the week ending May 10,
1887, are reported by Howard Bros, Pat
ent Solicitors: Philip S. Basnctt, BaSnett,
gate; John f. ClatOr, Wheeling eXtensi-
bic ladder; William Exner, Harper's Fer
ry, cutoff and spout; Joseph NJ. Shinn,
Adamsville, portable sash; Isaac Williams,
Auburn, cupboard catch.
THE gentleman referred to yesterday as
having received fish, says he had no
knowledge of dray stopping n his place,
nor of paying any delivery charges, and
yesterday he sent the supposed author of
the fish story brass scarf pin, in the
shape of a Ratchet, to which was attached
Il card containing the inscription: Truth
is mighty and must prevail"